Lighting

Question 1

Light exhibits three attributes

Answer 1

quality (hard or soft)
placement (where/who)
contrast (high/low)

Question 2

Hard Light

Answer 2

• small light source

- deep shadows and surface imperfections

Question 3

Soft Light

Answer 3

• larger source that’s diffused

- minimizes blemishes

Question 4

Available Light

Answer 4

• documentary look”

- light naturally available on location or set

Question 5

The less light available…

Answer 5

the faster the film is required and the more grain is visible

Question 6

Realistic lighting

Answer 6

Director controls available light to highlight/simulate an explicit source

Question 7

Pictorial Lighting

Answer 7

• Purely aesthetics

Question 8

Three point lighting

Answer 8

• the use of three angles

- key light, fill light, back lighting

Question 9

High Key Lighting

Answer 9

• 2:1 ratio
• key/fill just as intense as eachother
• hopeful mood

Question 10

Natural Key Lighting

Answer 10

• ratio is 4:1
• key light is more intense
• not every shadow

Question 11

Low Key Lighting

Answer 11

• ratio is 16:1
• impossible to fill shadows,
• high contrast (variance in light to dark)